Sentences with phrase «as calving»

Because most of Antarctica's ice now covers land, it would add to the ocean's volume if it melted or broke off in blocks, in a process known as calving.

However, this is balanced by substantial ice sheet losses on margins especially in West Antarctica as calving rates accelerate.

Is there a point where the mountains ringing Greenland open up such that as the calving fronts continue to retreat, they will begin to greatly widen?

Southern right whales are frequently seen when the gentle giants use the bay area as calving and nursery grounds.

Kerby added that archeological evidence suggests that caribou have used this area as a calving site for over 3,000 years.

Historical data show that whale numbers are concentrated in particular areas of the US East Coast at certain times, such as calving season.

In a presentation Thursday at the Seismology Society of America's annual meeting in Anchorage, West showed that long - ignored data within the state's earthquake records faithfully capture dynamic change occurring above ground: ice breaking off of glaciers and falling into water, the phenomenon known as calving.

Warnings for shipping Molnia said a system for such tracking of glaciers could provide important warning for shipping in the region as calving, and the formation of icebergs, increases.

That's because faster development meant less time exposed to predators — and also brought the mosquitoes» life cycle more into sync with that of the caribou they feed on, which are less mobile as they calve in early spring.

Not exact matches

These were selected for their positive traits for the dairy cow, such as fertility, shorter gestation and increased calving ease, and their positive traits for producing an efficient beef animal, such as health, growth rate, feed efficiency and carcase merit.

We have received training in proper animal welfare practices, calving and birthing, and first aid, as well as how to tame the horses.

6) It has so far been difficult to keep Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku quiet as Kane has been able to calve out 26 opportunities and Lukaku has been able to calve out 23 opportunities on goal (with Lukaku having 14 of them on target).

Many Hammers fans were surprised when Alex Song was named as captain in place of the injured Mark Noble who has picked up a calve strain.

I thought it was mostly related to the fact that my husband was not able to take full time off of work for a little while (cattle farmers just don't have that luxury) to help us get adjusted at home, but it went beyond that and he was around as much as he could be at that time considering he was in the middle of calving season.

«We've never had such tools as we have now to really measure what happens after big calving events.»

He noted that the equipment to track the seismic signals from calving glaciers is expensive, and it's necessary to have a number of sensors in place — as the Alaska network does — because to pinpoint the location of a calving, glacier scientists have to triangulate data from several sensors.

Freshwater flux from Greenland is composed of melt runoff from ice and tundra runoff as well as ice discharge («calving» of icebergs).

Some of the variables controlling the models are not all that well known,» he adds, including forces such as winds, ocean circulation, and how icebergs calve.

But there are some niggling doubts about whether the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could calve into the sea more quickly than expected, as the glaciers contract.

«As the glacier's calving front retreats into deeper regions, it loses ice — the ice in front that is holding back the flow — causing it to speed up,» Joughin clarifies.

No one knows why their schedule changed, just as no one can explain why they are not calving as much as they should, after ten good years.

At its calving front, where the glacier effectively ends as it breaks off into icebergs, some of the ice melts while the rest is pushed out, floating into the ocean.

Yesterday, as news of the calving spread, many researchers were careful to note that they were not chalking it up to global warming.

He said the Antarctic Peninsula is the most rapidly warming region on the continent, and he described the calving as both «natural and concerning.»

Post added that, as his observations have continued, the data have revealed an increasingly earlier start to the plant growing season, a change that has not been matched by correspondingly earlier calving by caribou in the area.

«I initially was interested simply in determining how closely timed the calving season was to the onset of vegetation green - up,» Post explained, «without a thought as to how this relationship might be affected by climate change.»

When that Antarctic iceberg calved, scientists mobilized quickly to learn as much as possible about the remaining ice.

A large contribution from the Greenland Ice Sheet is unlikely, as it is mostly grounded above sea level and so mass loss from calving ice bergs is limited.

Can a rising sea level can act as a boost for glaciers calving into the sea and trigger a surge of ice into the oceans?

Pine Island Glacier, the longest and fastest flowing glacier in Antarctica, has calved multiple icebergs, as can be seen in a series of photos.

Alaska's glaciers contributed to one third of the world's ice sheet losses from 2005 to 2010, but a new study suggests melting, not calving as shown here, contributed to the most loss.

Stand straight with your feet wide apart, toes pointing either straight (equal emphasis on all calve muscles), inwards (emphasis on the inner calves) or outwards (emphasis on the outer calves), and raise your heels off the floor as you exhale by contracting the calves.

As a young bodybuilder, Lewis succeeded at building legendary calve size and shape but his arms seemed to lag in a painfully obvious way.

They are prone to the same health conditions as those of the Australian terrier and the miniature poodle, including patellar luxation, Legg - Calve - Perthes disease, diabetes, Addison \'s disease, Cushing's disease, hypothyroidism and progressive retinal atrophy.

Many breeders do additional testing such as Bile acid for liver, Legg - Calve - Perthes and Heart test.

For the Poshie, that can include orthopedic issues including patellar luxation and Legg - Calve - Perthes disease as well as vision disorders.

«As we reframe how we manage the vulnerable time around calving and make immune suppression a priority, we know that more than 80 percent of U.S. producers are looking to their veterinarians for help in protecting their cows» immune systems,» said Paul Rapnicki, DVM, MBA, Dairy Technical Consultant, Elanco Animal Health.

Legg - Calve - Perthes disease is also known as avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

Legg - Calve - Perthes disease is also known as avascular or aseptic necrosis of the femoral head.

Stop allowing Councils to grant licences to breeders who intend to use disused agriculture barns, cow sheds, calving pens, pig styes and disused refrigerated trailers for kenneling their breeding bitches as Councils do now.

- Use multi-species stocking (i.e., sheep and cattle together)- Protect livestock in predator proof enclosures, especially at night - Utilize guard dogs, donkeys, or llamas - Confine ewes & cows during lambing / calving & at night - Provide rabbit wire covered enclosures with fencing buried below ground; rabbit cages are not recommended as they may be attacked through the cage or die of shock as they frantically seek cover.

Patellar luxation and Legg - Calve Perthes can occur, as can von Willebrand's Disease and hypothyroidism.

Further south, Albany's rugged coastline makes another scenic grandstand as the southern right whales take shelter in Albany's bays to mate and calve before returning south.

Mystic Beach is a favourite location for Grey Whales as theymigrate south to the Baja calving area each spring.

Guests on UnCruise Alaskan cruises are often treated to a glacier calving show, as seen below where guests from the Safari Endeavour witnessed massive chunks calve from the face of Dawes Glacier.

[33] Other than speculations, large portions of historical characteristic of migration and distribution are unclear such as locations of calving grounds, existences of resident groups, and occurrences within Black and Azov Seas.

«This is a huge problem as the whales use this area as a crucial feeding ground; the sustenance provided by the waters off Sakhalin Island see them through the rest of the year — through migration, breeding and calving,» said Leigh Henry, Senior Policy Officer for WWF.

The gray - whale - watching season in California varies along the coast during winter and spring as the grays migrate south to the mating and calving lagoons of Mexico, then return north to feed mainly off Alaska.

Our 10 - day kayaking and whale watching combo tour is the ultimate Baja experience, combining watching the gray whales as they test the waters of the Pacific Ocean with their calve, exploring the...

«Hundreds of gray whales use Laguna San Ignacio, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a mating and calving destination every year.